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I would go for ash body if you're having a maple fretboard, alder if you're having rosewood (which my phone auto corrects to firewood, interestingly!). The ash and maple combo should give a brighter sound with a bit more snap, alder and rosewood is your traditional darker and rounder sound.
The vintage versions, I believe, have the bridge pickup closer to the bridge in the 70s position.
Great to have these options for a lefty!
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Yep. after even more thought I'm going to go with th evintage in alder whick comes with a mapple neck so should be a nice mix of Warm/bright.
It is greatg to have all these options as a leftie in this price range.